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   rabbet joint
         n 1: a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards

English Dictionary: rafts by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rabbit test
n
  1. pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant
    Synonym(s): Friedman test, rabbit test
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rabbit's-foot fern
n
  1. tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium
    Synonym(s): golden polypody, serpent fern, rabbit's-foot fern, Phlebodium aureum, Polypodium aureum
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rabbit-sized
adj
  1. having the approximate size of a rabbit
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rafts
n
  1. a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
    Synonym(s): tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
raftsman
n
  1. someone who travels by raft [syn: raftsman, raftman, rafter]
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Rapateaceae
n
  1. South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae
    Synonym(s): Rapateaceae, family Rapateaceae
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Rapid City
n
  1. a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills
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rapid climb
n
  1. a rapid rise
    Synonym(s): rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom
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rapid growth
n
  1. a rapid rise
    Synonym(s): rapid climb, rapid growth, zoom
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raptus
n
  1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"
    Synonym(s): seizure, ictus, raptus
  2. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
    Synonym(s): ecstasy, rapture, transport, exaltation, raptus
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raptus hemorrhagicus
n
  1. seizure caused by a sudden profuse hemorrhage
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re-uptake
n
  1. a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters"
    Synonym(s): reuptake, re-uptake
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reuptake
n
  1. a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters"
    Synonym(s): reuptake, re-uptake
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rhabdosarcoma
n
  1. a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle
    Synonym(s): rhabdomyosarcoma, rhabdosarcoma
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Rhiptoglossa
n
  1. Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
    Synonym(s): Chamaeleontidae, family Chamaeleontidae, Chamaeleonidae, family Chamaeleonidae, Rhiptoglossa, family Rhiptoglossa
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robe-de-chambre
n
  1. a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn: dressing gown, robe-de-chambre, lounging robe]
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Robitussin
n
  1. trade name of an expectorant that loosens phlegm and makes it easier to cough up
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robotic
adj
  1. of or relating to mechanical robots; "among our robotic devices is a vacuum cleaner"
  2. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
    Synonym(s): automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike, robotic
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robotic telesurgery
n
  1. microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by manipulating the hands of a robot
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robotics
n
  1. the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots
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robotics equipment
n
  1. equipment used in robotics
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ruffed grouse
n
  1. valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
    Synonym(s): ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ruvettus pretiosus
n
  1. very large deep-water snake mackerel [syn: oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus]
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Rypticus
n
  1. a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes
    Synonym(s): Rypticus, genus Rypticus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See {Rabbet} v., and cf. {Rebate}, n.]
      1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out
            of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended
            to receive another member, so as to break or cover the
            joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus,
            the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a
            door, is a rabbet, or rebate.
  
      2. Same as Rabbet joint, below.
  
      {Rabbet joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together
            rabbeted boards or timbers: -- called also {rabbet}.
  
      {Rabbet plane}, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet.
            --Moxon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,
      Dan. [91] Sw. hare, Icel. h[?]ri, Skr. [?]a[?]a. [?].]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind
            legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid
            animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its
            fecundity.
  
      Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European
               hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of
               America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L.
               campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the
               various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}.
  
      2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and
            under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
  
      {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called
            hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of
            paper to indicate their course, being chased by the
            others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
  
      {Hare kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo
            ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size
            and color,
  
      {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or
            sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it
            when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.
  
      {Jumping hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Jumping}.
  
      {Little chief hare}, [or] {Crying hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See
            {Chief hare}.
  
      {Sea hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aplysia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rabbit \Rab"bit\, n. [OE. abet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the
      common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often
      kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries.
      It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some
      parts of Australia and New Zealand.
  
      Note: The common American rabbit ({L. sylvalica}) is similar
               but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack rabbit}, under
               2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus are commonly
               called hares. See {Hare}.
  
      {Angora rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the domestic rabbit
            having long, soft fur.
  
      {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for
            shelter and habitation.
  
      {Rabbit fish}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The northern chim[91]ra ({Chim[91]ra monstrosa}).
      (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the
            bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to
            other fishes.
  
      {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
      kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.)
      A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed
      rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so
      reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits'
      ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said
      to eat the corms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rabbit \Rab"bit\, n. [OE. abet, akin to OD. robbe, robbeken.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the
      common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often
      kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries.
      It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some
      parts of Australia and New Zealand.
  
      Note: The common American rabbit ({L. sylvalica}) is similar
               but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack rabbit}, under
               2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus are commonly
               called hares. See {Hare}.
  
      {Angora rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the domestic rabbit
            having long, soft fur.
  
      {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for
            shelter and habitation.
  
      {Rabbit fish}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The northern chim[91]ra ({Chim[91]ra monstrosa}).
      (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the
            bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to
            other fishes.
  
      {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
      kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.)
      A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed
      rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so
      reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits'
      ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said
      to eat the corms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.
  
      {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The
            adult males are, in large part, black. The three North
            American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya
            marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},
            {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},
            and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),
            called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and
            {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.
            collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},
            {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of
            {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common
            European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely
            resembles the American variety.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr
      a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;
      cf. OHG. r[be]fo, r[be]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[be]f roof.
      Cf. {Rafter}, n.]
      1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the
            like, fastened, together, either for their own collective
            conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in
            conveying other things; a float.
  
      2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is
            formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which
            obstructs navigation. [U.S.]
  
      3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of
            people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.]
            [bd]A whole raft of folks.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
  
      {Raft bridge}.
            (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.
            (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened
                  together.
  
      {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense
            flocks.] (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also
                  {flock duck}. See {Scaup}.
            (b) The redhead.
  
      {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side
            for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a
            timber or lumber port.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},
            which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the
            United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},
            {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup
            duck}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.
  
      {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The
            adult males are, in large part, black. The three North
            American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya
            marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},
            {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},
            and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),
            called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and
            {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.
            collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},
            {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of
            {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common
            European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely
            resembles the American variety.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr
      a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;
      cf. OHG. r[be]fo, r[be]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[be]f roof.
      Cf. {Rafter}, n.]
      1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the
            like, fastened, together, either for their own collective
            conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in
            conveying other things; a float.
  
      2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is
            formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which
            obstructs navigation. [U.S.]
  
      3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of
            people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.]
            [bd]A whole raft of folks.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
  
      {Raft bridge}.
            (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.
            (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened
                  together.
  
      {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense
            flocks.] (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also
                  {flock duck}. See {Scaup}.
            (b) The redhead.
  
      {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side
            for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a
            timber or lumber port.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},
            which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the
            United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},
            {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup
            duck}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A scaup duck. See below.
  
      {Scaup duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            northern ducks of the genus {Aythya}, or {Fuligula}. The
            adult males are, in large part, black. The three North
            American species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya
            marila}, var. nearctica), called also {broadbill},
            {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl},
            and {raft duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({A. affinis}),
            called also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and
            {shuffler}; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({A.
            collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},
            {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust.. of
            {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common
            European scaup, or mussel, duck ({A. marila}), closely
            resembles the American variety.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr
      a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;
      cf. OHG. r[be]fo, r[be]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[be]f roof.
      Cf. {Rafter}, n.]
      1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the
            like, fastened, together, either for their own collective
            conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in
            conveying other things; a float.
  
      2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is
            formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which
            obstructs navigation. [U.S.]
  
      3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of
            people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.]
            [bd]A whole raft of folks.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
  
      {Raft bridge}.
            (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.
            (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened
                  together.
  
      {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense
            flocks.] (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also
                  {flock duck}. See {Scaup}.
            (b) The redhead.
  
      {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side
            for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a
            timber or lumber port.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, [or] Fuligula, marila)},
            which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the
            United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill},
            {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup
            duck}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water spider \Wa"ter spi"der\ (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) An aquatic European spider ({Argyoneta aquatica}) which
            constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on
            water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of
            silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with
            air which the spider carries down in the form of small
            bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind
            feet. Called also {diving spider}.
      (b) A water mite.
      (c) Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water,
            especially the large American species ({Dolomedes
            lanceolatus}) which runs rapidly on the surface of water;
            -- called also {raft spider}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raftsman \Rafts"man\, n.; pl. {Raftsmen}.
      A man engaged in rafting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Raftsman \Rafts"man\, n.; pl. {Raftsmen}.
      A man engaged in rafting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Skate \Skate\, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten,
      meer-schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch
      fishes of the genus {Raia}, having a long, slender tail,
      terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which
      are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and
      head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin
      is more or less spinose.
  
      Note: Some of the species are used for food, as the European
               blue or gray skate ({Raia batis}), which sometimes
               weighs nearly 200 pounds. The American smooth, or
               barn-door, skate ({R. l[91]vis}) is also a large
               species, often becoming three or four feet across. The
               common spiny skate ({R. erinacea}) is much smaller.
  
      {Skate's egg}. See {Sea purse}.
  
      {Skate sucker}, any marine leech of the genus {Pontobdella},
            parasitic on skates.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maid \Maid\, n. [Shortened from maiden. [?]. See {Maiden}.]
      1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman;
            esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
  
                     Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never
                     borne thee son.                                 --Shak.
  
                     Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her
                     attire? Yet my people have forgotten me. --Jer. ii.
                                                                              32.
  
      2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.]
  
                     Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. --Chaucer.
  
      3. A female servant.
  
                     Spinning amongst her maids.               --Shak.
  
      Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition,
               signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray
            skate ({Raia batis}), and of the thornback ({R. clavata}).
            [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Fair maid}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Fair}, a.
  
      {Maid of honor}, a female attendant of a queen or royal
            princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to
            perform only nominal or honorary duties.
  
      {Old maid}. See under {Old}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jupati palm \Ju`pa*ti" palm`\ (Bot.)
      A great Brazilian palm tree ({Raphia t[91]digera}), used by
      the natives for many purposes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Rhaphides \[d8]Rhaph"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?],
      [?][?][?], a needle, F. raphides.] (Bot.)
      Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in
      the tissues of plants. [Written also {raphides}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reef \Reef\, n. [Akin to D. reef, G. reff, Sw. ref; cf. Icel.
      rif reef, rifa to basten together. Cf. {Reeve}, v. t.,
      {River}.] (Naut.)
      That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of
      the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to
      the force of the wind.
  
      Note: From the head to the first reef-band, in square sails,
               is termed the first reef; from this to the next is the
               second reef; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, which
               reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part.
               --Totten.
  
      {Close reef}, the last reef that can be put in.
  
      {Reef band}. See {Reef-band} in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Reef knot}, the knot which is used in tying reef pointss.
            See Illust. under {Knot}.
  
      {Reef line}, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses
            by being passed spirally round the yard and through the
            holes of the reef. --Totten.
  
      {Reef points}, pieces of small rope passing through the
            eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the sail.
  
      {Reef tackle}, a tackle by which the reef cringles, or rings,
            of a sail are hauled up to the yard for reefing. --Totten.
  
      {To take a reef in}, to reduce the size of (a sail) by
            folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rehypothecate \Re`hy*poth"e*cate\ (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t.
      (Law)
      To hypothecate again. -- {Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rehypothecate \Re`hy*poth"e*cate\ (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t.
      (Law)
      To hypothecate again. -- {Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rhabdocd2lous \Rhab`do*c[d2]"lous\ (-l[ucr]s), a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Of or pertaining to the Rhabdoc[d2]la.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rhabdosphere \Rhab"do*sphere\, n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E.
      sphere.]
      A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rivet \Riv"et\, n. [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa
      to fasten together. Cf. {Reef} part of a sail.]
      A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or
      pieces of material together, by passing it through them and
      then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall
      spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or
      clinched at both ends.
  
               With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak.
  
      {Rivet joint}, [or] {Riveted joint}, a joint between two or
            more pieces secured by rivets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rubbidge \Rub"bidge\, n.
      Rubbish. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rubidic \Ru*bid"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruffed \Ruffed\, a.
      Furnished with a ruff.
  
      {Ruffed grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa
            umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern
            United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black
            feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the
            loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
            Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch
            partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}.
  
      {ruffed lemur} (Zo[94]l.), a species of lemur ({lemur
            varius}) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the
            head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called
            also {ruffed maucaco}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rabbit Hash, KY
      Zip code(s): 41005

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rapid City, MI
      Zip code(s): 49676
   Rapid City, SD (city, FIPS 52980)
      Location: 44.07520 N, 103.23280 W
      Population (1990): 54523 (22530 housing units)
      Area: 91.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rapides Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 79)
      Location: 31.19650 N, 92.53596 W
      Population (1990): 131556 (51239 housing units)
      Area: 3425.7 sq km (land), 102.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rapids, NY (CDP, FIPS 60609)
      Location: 43.10127 N, 78.64138 W
      Population (1990): 1152 (472 housing units)
      Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rapids City, IL (village, FIPS 62822)
      Location: 41.58190 N, 90.34141 W
      Population (1990): 932 (347 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rubidoux, CA (CDP, FIPS 63260)
      Location: 33.99547 N, 117.42117 W
      Population (1990): 24367 (7872 housing units)
      Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 92509

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   rabbit job n.   [Cambridge] A batch job that does little, if
   any, real work, but creates one or more copies of itself, breeding
   like rabbits.   Compare {wabbit}, {fork bomb}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   rabbit job
  
      (Cambridge) A batch job that does little, if any, real work,
      but creates one or more copies of itself, breeding like
      rabbits.
  
      Compare {wabbit}, {fork bomb}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-11-09)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   RapidCAD
  
      A specially packaged {Intel 486DX} and a dummy
      {floating point unit} (FPU) designed as pin-compatible
      replacements for an {Intel 80386} processor and {80387} FPU.
      Since the DX variant has a working on-chip FPU, a dummy FPU
      package is supplied to go in the {387} FPU socket.
  
      (1995-05-10)
  
  
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